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From Seed to Vine: An Invitation to Grow Together
As I look back on my journey, I’m reminded of how God has been shaping me from the very beginning to this moment—From Seed to Vine. I started out searching for someone to disciple me, longing for guidance and deeper growth in my faith. Along the way, God gave me a vision of the beauty…
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Igniting a Spark: How DMTT is Changing SAHCC
The Disciple-Making Team Training (DMTT) has been more than just a training—it has ignited a spark that has drawn our church family closer together at San Antonio Heights Community Church (SAHCC). For me, walking through the training and continuing to meet with others who have done the same has opened the door to meaningful friendships…
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Living Activate(D)
Over the past few years, my husband and I had been searching for a church to call home. Our “must-have” checklist wasn’t long or unrealistic: We had experienced it all: the polished but disconnected mega church, the mid-sized church with little sense of belonging, and the small church with lukewarm preaching and surface-level interactions. After…
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Balanced Discipleship
In the previous two blogs, I talked about my search for a discipler—someone who could guide me and help me grow spiritually. Over the years, I church-hopped more times than I’d like to admit, yet I could never seem to find what I was longing for in their ministry programs. Something always felt missing. I…
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The Power of Modeling in Spiritual Growth
After I earned my Bachelor’s degree in General Music, I continued at Vanguard University and began working on my Early Childhood Education units. During my coursework, I learned how formative the early years—birth to age eight—are in development. These years are the most impressionable because children learn through observation, imitation, and modeling. Modeling is vital…
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Welcome to From Seed to Vine!
My name is Alyssa, and I get the privilege of sharing about what God has been doing in, through, and around me. I have a unique testimony about how I came to know Jesus, and it starts in a surprising way. Picture this: The year is 2015. Seventeen-year-old me toured Vanguard University three different times…
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